Listening - My youngest is so proud of herself that she makes herself toast. She gets the toaster, bread, butter & cinnamon out all by herself. She refuses to let me help. I do keep an eye on her though. I love it!
Loving - Spring break and who does not love that?
Thinking - I need to get some stuff done for school and my TpT store. Actually I think I need another week off. Hee Hee
Wanting - Warmer temps even though it was been beautifully sunny skies here in Ohio this week it has still been only in the 30's brrrrrr. Looks like we will get a warm up when I go back to school next week. Of course!
Needing - I need to print out my resume today for a interview for a part-time tutoring gig I have later today. I wish I did not have to take on a 2nd job but my teacher's pay does not look like to be getting any better and the chance of any new job offers with more money is slim to none. Sooo here I go adding more to my already crazy schedule. Ugh!
Advice - I see my advice comment is stuck up by my needing comment and I just do not feel like fighting with it. So my advice would be to join as many linky parties as you can so get more of a following. I am still new to the TpT so I do not have a lot of advice there. I did sell 3 things for a big whopping $3.00 and after fees & commission I made....... drumroll please....... .90 cents. Woot Woot! I guess I need to get my rear end moving and get some more items on my TpT store.
Summer Math Projects
Since I am the chairperson for our math curriculum I have to have a meeting to plan on what we are going to send home for math practice over the summer. In the past we have made mandatory the Summer Solutions workbooks. I loved it!
I think a constant review of math topics really does help students though. I currently have 4th grade students that still cannot remember how to do mean, mode, and range and many of my 5th graders cannot remember it from last year when we did use Simple Solutions. It is tested and then forgotten with Go Math. That is just one of many concepts that my 4th & 5th graders are missing with this Common Core curriculum due to no repetition. Concepts not reinforced in Go Math like it was in Simple Solutions. But Simple Solutions does not have the depth and application skills that are needed for the Common Core and our changing world.
Now the problem, our principal still wants us to make some math project mandatory for over the summer but she does not want us just to send a worksheet packet home. I agree BORING! As I already mentioned the new Common Core does not insist on rote memorization but a more deeper understanding of math concepts by application, explanation of why and a multiple ways of completing math tasks. So the principal wants us to come up with or find a math "project" for our students to do over the summer. I do have a few ideas but I was wondering what does your school have your students do for math over the summer? Or is nothing mandatory? What are your thoughts and feelings? I would really love your feedback.
Happy Thursday,
